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Awards

The Pulitzer Prize, Finalist for International Reporting in 2021

25th Human Rights Press Awards , Merit for Explanatory Feature Writing in 2021

Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), Honorable Mention for Excellence in Human Rights Reporting Global in 2020

Technical Skills

Python
Tidyverse in R
QGIS
HTML and CSS

Languages

English
Mandarin
Spanish

Main

Eva Xiao

I am a versatile reporter with extensive international experience and expertise in multimedia, web scraping, and data analysis. My reporting spans profiling tech tycoons to human rights investigations, such as using satellite imagery to uncover the systematic destruction of graves in northwest China.

Now based in the U.S., I am seeking opportunities to work in a team that combines computing with shoe-leather reporting to tell stories that matter to the public.

Work Experience

Tech Reporter

Wall Street Journal

Hong Kong

2021 - 2020

  • Reported on tech policies and companies in China, including a profile of ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming and a feature on fast-fashion firm Shein’s unique supply chain in southern China
  • Covered China’s ethnic policies under Xi Jinping, including a deep-dive into expanding surveillance and religious restrictions that was part of a package of stories selected as a Pulitzer finalist in 2021
  • Analyzed corporate records using Python for multiple features, including a piece that examined over 150 auction notices and ~50,000 company records to investigate the seizure of assets from imprisoned Uyghur elites

China and Mongolia Correspondent

Agence France-Presse

Beijing, China

2020 - 2018

  • Led an investigation into the destruction of ethnic Uyghur graveyards in Xinjiang using satellite imagery and visits to 13 sites to verify exhumed graves. The story was part of a package that won a SOPA award (see “Awards”)
  • Covered breaking news and wrote feature stories across a range of topics, including human rights, politics, and society

Co-Host

Digitally China

Beijing, China

2020 - 2018

  • Launched Digitally China, a biweekly podcast on China’s tech sector, with topics ranging from video game censorship to the country’s grueling ‘996’ work culture
  • As one of two hosts who led the show, I planned and wrote episode scripts, interviewed guests in English and Mandarin, and prepped audio clips for post-production

China Reporter

Tech in Asia

Shanghai, China

2018 - 2016

  • Reported breaking news, company profiles, and trends in China’s tech sector
  • Collaborated with Tech in Asia’s graphics team to produce infographics

Tech Reporter

TechNode

Shanghai, China

2016 - 2015

  • Covered trends and breaking news in China’s tech industry, with a focus on AI, big data, and cloud computing

Education

B.A., Computer Science (minor in English)

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

2014 - 2010

Clips

The Inside Story of China’s Viral 996.ICU Protests

Digitally China

N/A

2019